首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
It is not quite Benidorm yet, but Antarctica has become an increasingly popular destination for the more adventurous tourist. In
It is not quite Benidorm yet, but Antarctica has become an increasingly popular destination for the more adventurous tourist. In
admin
2015-06-24
58
问题
It is not quite Benidorm yet, but Antarctica has become an increasingly popular destination for the more adventurous tourist. In this year’s southern-hemisphere summer season, running from November to March, as many as 39,000 visitors are expected to make the trip from Tierra del Fuego, the nearest jumping-off point to the world’s emptiest continent. That amounts to a fourfoldincrease in a decade. officials in both Chile and Argentina are getting increasingly worried about the risk of a fatal accident—"a new Titanic" as one Chilean naval officer puts it.
Nobody has died so far, but there have been some near-collisions. In 2007 more than 150 people were evacuated when their ship, the Explorer, sank after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. They were "very lucky with the weather", says Chile’s deputy minister for the navy, Carolina Echeverria. That was one of only two accidents last season, with a similar number the previous year and one so far this season.
Help is usually not far away. Although cruise ships plan their route so as to keep out of each other’s sight, there are generally 20 to 30 boats heading to or from the Antarctic Peninsula on any one day. Even so, surviving an accident is something of a lottery. It depends partly on the weather. Not all the ships have the covered lifeboats recommended for polar conditions. Small boats, like the Explorer, have a better chance of being able to transfer their passengers if they get into difficulties. But some cruise ships visiting Antarctica now carry almost 3,000 passengers—more than ten times the limit that offers a reasonable chance of timely rescue, according to Chile’s navy.
The navy is annoyed about the cost of patrols, rescue operations and cleaning up fuel spills. It wants legally binding rules, backed by penalties, for Antarctic cruise ships. But that is hard to achieve. Under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty no country can exercise sovereignty over any part of the continent and its waters are international. Some rules on tourism have been written under the treaty: cruise ships carrying over 500 passengers cannot make landings, for example. But these are not legally enforceable. Neither will be rules being debated by the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization on safety requirements.
Some tour operators say they would welcome tighter regulation and higher safety standards. Others insist that safety is already adequate. The world recession may place a temporary brake on the trade. But Chilean officials reckon that the trend to big cruise ships, with their cheaper fares, will resume once recovery comes. If so, a tragedy may be only a matter of time.
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that
选项
A、 tour operators are eager to see more regulations concerning Antarctica.
B、safety issues should not be worried about no matter how many cruise ships come.
C、the world recession helps tour operators to reduce their fares.
D、when more and more visitors come to Antarctica, a tragedy is foreseeable.
答案
D
解析
推理判断题。末段提到如果搭乘游轮前往南极洲旅游的趋势兴起,那么悲剧性事故的发生就可能只是时间问题了,因此D项为正确答案。该段首句提到的是“部分旅行社希望有更严格的规定和更高的安全标准”。而该项把“部分”曲解成“全部”,排除A;B项完全否定游轮安全的重要性,本身表述错误;文中提到全球经济衰退可能会使南极洲旅游业务暂时停滞,C项则认为有帮助降低费用的作用,故该项与原文意思不符。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/mu74777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Pictureyourselfasahistorianin2035,tryingtomakesenseofthisyear’sAmericanelectioncampaign.Manyofthewebsitesan
Helpingterminallyillpeopletocommitsuicideshouldbemadelegalunderstrictnewsafeguards,amajorindependentreportis
Intalksaboutreducingthenation’sexplodinghealthcarecosts,theword"rationing"strikesfearintotheheartsofbothpati
Thedebateabouthowideas,opinions,andbehaviorsradiatewithingroupsofpeoplegoesbackdecades.Accordingtotheso-calle
Thedifferencesinlivingstandardsaroundtheworldarevast.In1993,theaverageAmericanhadanincomeofabout$25,000.In
Thedifferencesinlivingstandardsaroundtheworldarevast.In1993,theaverageAmericanhadanincomeofabout$25,000.In
Themostnoticeabletrendamongmediacompaniesisverticalintegration—anattempttocontrolseveralrelatedaspectsofthem
Excitement,fatigue,andanxietycanallbedetectedfromsomeone’sblinks,accordingtopsychologistJohnStern【C1】______Washin
Whenourchildrenareborn,westudytheireveryeyelashandmarvelattheperfectionoftheirtoes,andinnotimebecomeexper
Humansareuniqueintheextenttowhichtheycanreflectonthemselvesandothers.Humansareableto【C1】______.tothinkinab
随机试题
油层、气层、水层的视电阻率一般表现为()的规律。
B细胞能特异性识别抗原,因其表面有
护士向行广泛子宫切除和盆腔淋巴结清除术后的患者介绍其留置尿管放置的时间是
甲因一部畅销小说而获得丰厚稿酬和版权收入,1999年甲不幸因车祸脑部受伤,不能完全辨认自己的行为。甲受伤以后,经常趁人不注意跑到外面去。2000年某日,结识丁,于是和丁约定出资10万元成立普通合伙企业,做木材生意。2001年甲离家出走,下落不明。甲的妻子在
背景材料:某城市市政道路工程项目,在施工过程中,项目经理部对施工阶段的质量控制措施摘录如下:(1)单位工程、分部工程和分项工程开工前,施工负责人向分包方全体人员进行书面技术交底。(2)项目经理对管理工程师提出的设计变更要求,在执行前向执行人员进行书面
ISO9000族标准/文件的核心标准中,ISO9004:2000是()。
教师张某对学校给予的处分不服,依据相关法律,他可以采取的法律救济途径是()。
哈伯格条件的数学表达形式为()
设X=’’11’’,Y=’’1122’’,下列表达式结果为假的是
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnSelecting"Hot"Majors.Youshouldwriteatleast1
最新回复
(
0
)